The Political Insider was front and center for Defending the Dream Summit this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. We had everything from Right-to-Work protesters to a bomb scare that was called in late Friday afternoon.
Speakers included Jeb Bush, Bobby Jindal, Jim Jordan, David Perdue, Ted Cruz, Rick Perry, Rob Portman and Marco Rubio. Other than Cruz, nobody rocked the stage like reality star Jon Taffer, who gave the keynote speech to close out Friday night.
Taffer, host of Bar Rescue on Spike TV, gave the conservative audience a motivational speech you will agree with.
The passionate firebrand spent his speech going to bat for small business owners, mom and pop stores and shops, all across the country who have suffered greatly in the Obama economy.
Bar Rescue’s John Taffer. This guy is intense and spot on! @AFPhq @AFPKentucky #Dream15 pic.twitter.com/cIMPjorjhY
— Kathy Sargeant (@KathySargeant) August 21, 2015
Legislation passed in the dark of night always causes concern and pause @jontaffer is KILLING IT #Dream15 pic.twitter.com/K5uhhxNz9I — Wayne Dupree (@WayneDupreeShow) August 21, 2015
Taffer reminded the #Dream15 crowd he was a businessman and has seen failure while turning many companies around.
“I’ve seen the pain, I’ve felt the misery, I’ve been here in Ohio for the past three weeks doing my job rescuing businesses. I was in a city, I am not going to mention that used to have 165,000 people, today they have 65,000,” said Taffer, as he bellowed his frustration.
” We are bleeding to death, and with every small business we lose we bleed more!”
“With all of our current candidates, I never hear the word small business, do you? I understand the issues of the day and they are important, but the Army of small business will not only fuel our economic growth, it will fuel votes”
Check out this motivational and spot on speech:
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H/T: Jon Taffer